I have just installed FirebirdCS-1.5.2.4731-0.i686.rpm on a new VMware
virtual machine using SuSE 9.2. I've done this sucessfully a few
times before. For the life of me, I cannot connect via a remote server.

linux:/home/phil # /opt/firebird/bin/isql
Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database
SQL> connect '/home/zdk/data/TA_REPORTS.GDB';
Database: '/home/zdk/data/TA_REPORTS.GDB'
SQL> connect 'localhost:/home/zdk/data/TA_REPORTS.GDB';
Commit current transaction (y/n)?y
Committing.
Statement failed, SQLCODE = -923

connection rejected by remote interface
SQL> exit;

linux:/home/phil # groups
root firebird
linux:/home/phil # ll /home/zdk/data
[snip]
-rw-rw-r-- 1 zdk firebird 9166848 2005-09-28 23:01 TA_REPORTS.GDB
-rw-rw-r-- 1 zdk firebird 72609792 2005-09-28 15:44 TA_SYSTEM.GDB

linux:/home/phil # netstat -an | grep 3050
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:3050 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
linux:/home/phil # ps -ef | grep fb
firebird 5833 1 0 22:58 ? 00:00:00
/opt/firebird/bin/fb_lock_mgr
root 5869 5842 0 23:00 pts/1 00:00:00 grep fb

Firewalls are "proper".

From a remote machine, I *can* "telnet <ip_addr> 3050"

Any clue as to what *else* is going on?

Many thanks!

Phil Henningsen